PhotoUNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Security Council reached a surprisingly swift consensus Wednesday on its choice for the next secretary general of the United Nations: António Guterres, a former prime minister of Portugal. “We have a clear favorite, and his name is António Guterres,” said Vitaly I. Churkin, the Russian ambassador to the United Nations, who is presiding over the Security Council this month. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“Every day we go into Security Council, we aspire for the kind of unity we saw today,” she added. If elected, he will succeed the current secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, whose second five-year term expires at the end of this year. This year, for the first time, candidates faced hearings with members of the Security Council.

Source: New York Times October 05, 2016 16:14 UTC